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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2013

Patty Duke Battles Age On Stage 

Patty Duke stars in a stage adaptation of Lois Lowry's The Giver. (Inlander photo: Young Kwak) The Inlander offers this story re: how former child star Patty Duke is dealing with aging: Now 66 years old, Duke — who introduces herself as “Anna,” her given…

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What To Do With Person Field 17 

From city of Coeur d'Alene Twitter: Share your input on how Person Field should be used at a hearing scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Monday in the Library Community Room. DFO: I've long thought that Person Field was in desperate need of an upgrade. Pop Warner-type…

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Snoring Hubby Beats Alternative 

The rumbling woke me from a sound sleep. Blearily, I glanced at the clock – 5:30. I sighed. Saturdays are for sleeping in. Then came the roaring. I nudged Derek gently with my knee. The sound grew louder. I jabbed him in the ribs and…

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Brooks Kicks Up Dust On Labrador 

At the Lewiston Tribune, Editorial Page Editor Marty Trillhaase comments on a flap re: immigration between Congressman Raul Labrador of New York Times conservative columnist David Brooks. Trillhaase contends that Labrador's inability to compromise on immigration after once being part of negotiations for a solution…

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Press: Real RINOS Run KCGOP 18 

Sen. John Goedde and Representatives Frank Henderson, Luke Malek and Ed Morse: How dare you. How dare you do your jobs well only to have members of your own party fling fistfuls of elephant poo at you. If we had our way, we'd put your…

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Washington Friends Win NIC Raffle 

Ken Kiehn and Wayne Kenny are on a lucky winning streak. The friends from Nine Mile Falls, Wash., won the grand prize in North Idaho College's Really BIG Raffle - a $255,000 house. Ken and his wife, Cheryl, both 63, received the news via phone…

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Wolf Chases Sandpoint Bicyclist 

Growing up in the Yukon, Melanie Klassen had seen numerous bicycle tourists pedaling the Alaska Highway, but never one with a canine companion running behind him. “I thought it was odd until I saw the panicked look on the biker’s face – as though he…

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Building A Tipi For Human Rights 

Human Rights Education Institute partnered with The Coeur d'Alene Tribe for a special tipi building workshop at HREI in Coeur d'Alene on Wednesday. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) Quanah Matheson of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe worked up a sweat Wednesday putting up a tepee like his…

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Letter: Sorry For Cutting You Off

After dropping off family members at city park, I turned the wrong way in front of a couple on a motorcycle. Please accept my deepest apology for the inconvenience and scare that I caused you along with the gesture that followed/Bill Sullivan, of Coeur d'Alene,…

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CdA: A Great Place To Be A Dentist 

Item: Coeur d'Alene: A great place to be a dentist/Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: Coeur d'Alene dental patients, here's some good news. Your dentist, that person you put so much trust in when you climb into the chair and open your mouth, is doing business…

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Huckleberries Online

D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.